“2.13 Ideology in My Controversy.”

There are many people involved in the Washington Redskins Re-Branding Controversy. Players, fans, news reporters, Indian tribes, and the Redskin's management all are voicing their own opinion, in what seems like a never ending fight to change the logo/team name. Some of the major players in this controversy are Mike Wise (columnist for the Washington Post), Dan Steinberg (Author of the DC Sports Blog), Mike Florio (NBC's ProFootballTalk.com), and the Oneida Indian Nation (an Iroquois tribe indigenous to New York). All of these major players are for the re-branding of the team's name and logo. I would say all of these major players have a lot of power based on their following, but I think the most important player would have to be the Oneida Indian Nation. A key player on the opposite side would be Washington Redskin's General Manager, Dan Snyder. Dan Snyder, along with the partnering owners, are the ones who have publically denied the requests to change the team name and logo. I would say these people might actually hold the most power due to the fact that they alone have the power to change the team name/logo. It does not seem that these two sides/groups are listening to each other at all. Hence, the never ending argument for the re-branding of the team's logo/name.